Golf R or 320d touring shadow
Discussion
DoubleD said:
iphonedyou said:
doog442 said:
Sensible idea, no idea why that dullard was laughing at you.
Re-using teabags is sensible, and about as relevant to OP's thread.
So I have a Golf R....
On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
ianreeves said:
So I have a Golf R....
On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
I thought that, thats probably the reason why the 3 series and the E class was in the list, sure they’re not as fast or as fun as the Golf but will he still love it after 2 years? The A6 is the best option I think, comfortable cruiser with enough power if you want it! On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
ianreeves said:
So I have a Golf R....
On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
It's biggest problem is that you have to drive the nuts of it for it to be entertaining. Do that and you're one of the 99% of people driving the car like an idiot, according to the PH masses. Drive it normally and it's just a super competent car that is comfortable and supremely easy to live with. I have an R estate as a family car and to be honest it barely gets used. I'm always in the Up GTI, which in comparison is as basic as it gets, but lots of fun!On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
Chestrockwell said:
Thanks for the input gents, he found a very good deal on an A6 45 TFSI S Line , 366 3+23 10k per annum. Same engine as the Golf GTI so plenty of grunt. The new Audi’s come with a lot of kit standard too!
I would go for this. The interior is stunning and it is being reviewed as better than the E class & 5 series for a daily driver.oop north said:
DoubleD said:
iphonedyou said:
doog442 said:
Sensible idea, no idea why that dullard was laughing at you.
Re-using teabags is sensible, and about as relevant to OP's thread.Wooda80 said:
iphonedyou said:
doog442 said:
Sensible idea, no idea why that dullard was laughing at you.
Re-using teabags is sensible, and about as relevant to OP's thread.oop north said:
DoubleD said:
iphonedyou said:
doog442 said:
Sensible idea, no idea why that dullard was laughing at you.
Re-using teabags is sensible, and about as relevant to OP's thread.I was in a similar situation to the OP a few years ago, finally got settled on the property ladder and was tempted by the wheel of finance and PCP'd a new Focus. Yes, it was a lot nicer than my sheddy old Mk1 Focus, and was slightly more economical, but I do sometimes look back and think of what else I could have used that £xxx per month payment on instead. Either keeping said shed on the road a couple more years (plus plenty of change), or financing an outright purchase of something like a Mk5/Mk6 Golf GTI for half the price of the new Focus.
I'd avoid the 320d Touring Shadow Edition, they released the new 3 series Touring last week making the one you'd order the old model, which isn't fantastic when spending what is still a fair bit of money.
The F30/F31 3 series interior aged rather quickly too, although they're fantastic to drive they're not that great a place to sit and spend time imo. Sit in one and then sit in a well specced VW/Audi/Merc and you'll wonder how BMW sold as many as they did.
Do you have a link to that A6 deal? Weirdly I'm in the exact same position with the exact same budget, i'm about to FTK on an A250 Prem Plus, but that A6 deal sounds definitely interesting. What kit does it include? From what I've read about the new Audi range, it's only really the tech pack that you need to tick, every other option is unnecessary.
The F30/F31 3 series interior aged rather quickly too, although they're fantastic to drive they're not that great a place to sit and spend time imo. Sit in one and then sit in a well specced VW/Audi/Merc and you'll wonder how BMW sold as many as they did.
Do you have a link to that A6 deal? Weirdly I'm in the exact same position with the exact same budget, i'm about to FTK on an A250 Prem Plus, but that A6 deal sounds definitely interesting. What kit does it include? From what I've read about the new Audi range, it's only really the tech pack that you need to tick, every other option is unnecessary.
MR94 said:
I'd avoid the 320d Touring Shadow Edition, they released the new 3 series Touring last week making the one you'd order the old model, which isn't fantastic when spending what is still a fair bit of money.
The F30/F31 3 series interior aged rather quickly too, although they're fantastic to drive they're not that great a place to sit and spend time imo. Sit in one and then sit in a well specced VW/Audi/Merc and you'll wonder how BMW sold as many as they did.
Do you have a link to that A6 deal? Weirdly I'm in the exact same position with the exact same budget, i'm about to FTK on an A250 Prem Plus, but that A6 deal sounds definitely interesting. What kit does it include? From what I've read about the new Audi range, it's only really the tech pack that you need to tick, every other option is unnecessary.
The petrols have all gone unfortunately but the company has a few 40 TDI’s, S Line black editions for 369, I don’t have the link for it but it’s from fleetprices.com! The F30/F31 3 series interior aged rather quickly too, although they're fantastic to drive they're not that great a place to sit and spend time imo. Sit in one and then sit in a well specced VW/Audi/Merc and you'll wonder how BMW sold as many as they did.
Do you have a link to that A6 deal? Weirdly I'm in the exact same position with the exact same budget, i'm about to FTK on an A250 Prem Plus, but that A6 deal sounds definitely interesting. What kit does it include? From what I've read about the new Audi range, it's only really the tech pack that you need to tick, every other option is unnecessary.
MR94 said:
I'd avoid the 320d Touring Shadow Edition, they released the new 3 series Touring last week making the one you'd order the old model, which isn't fantastic when spending what is still a fair bit of money.
The F30/F31 3 series interior aged rather quickly too, although they're fantastic to drive they're not that great a place to sit and spend time imo. Sit in one and then sit in a well specced VW/Audi/Merc and you'll wonder how BMW sold as many as they did.
Do you have a link to that A6 deal? Weirdly I'm in the exact same position with the exact same budget, i'm about to FTK on an A250 Prem Plus, but that A6 deal sounds definitely interesting. What kit does it include? From what I've read about the new Audi range, it's only really the tech pack that you need to tick, every other option is unnecessary.
The standard kit is finally quite decent. You still have lots of upgrades available though eg B&O sound, adaptive cruise (tour pack), extended LED lighting inside, matrix LED headlights, air suspension etc etc... you get the point. However with just tech pack you're right you end up with a very nicely specced car already.The F30/F31 3 series interior aged rather quickly too, although they're fantastic to drive they're not that great a place to sit and spend time imo. Sit in one and then sit in a well specced VW/Audi/Merc and you'll wonder how BMW sold as many as they did.
Do you have a link to that A6 deal? Weirdly I'm in the exact same position with the exact same budget, i'm about to FTK on an A250 Prem Plus, but that A6 deal sounds definitely interesting. What kit does it include? From what I've read about the new Audi range, it's only really the tech pack that you need to tick, every other option is unnecessary.
ianreeves said:
So I have a Golf R....
On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
Aha...you've got one of them new fangled automatical things with just the two pedals?On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
I've an old skool manual & I just love it! Just returned from a 2,600 mile euro road trip & it was the mutts nuts.
I'm old school.
Its great this kid has got on the housing ladder after two years of trying but buying new metal on £360 a month or whatever...madness. I really hope Big bro didn't encourage it.
Trust me after seven months or so there will be a few niggling doubts creeping as to why he will never actually own said motor and where that money could go instead. Saving up for the next house, pension contributions ?. I guess there's a reason I retired last 40's having paid the mortgage off and 3 kids through Uni....did I deserve a new car at any stage of that process? Of course not but still had plenty of car fun in the process hence the £8K option really shouldn't be balked at.
There are fully fledged professional people on very decent salaries, in big houses on BMW / Audi /Merc and Lexus forums who actively dissect the ins and outs of paying that sort of money for cars. Many are dropping off the PCP bandwagon and giving their head a shake.
Its great this kid has got on the housing ladder after two years of trying but buying new metal on £360 a month or whatever...madness. I really hope Big bro didn't encourage it.
Trust me after seven months or so there will be a few niggling doubts creeping as to why he will never actually own said motor and where that money could go instead. Saving up for the next house, pension contributions ?. I guess there's a reason I retired last 40's having paid the mortgage off and 3 kids through Uni....did I deserve a new car at any stage of that process? Of course not but still had plenty of car fun in the process hence the £8K option really shouldn't be balked at.
There are fully fledged professional people on very decent salaries, in big houses on BMW / Audi /Merc and Lexus forums who actively dissect the ins and outs of paying that sort of money for cars. Many are dropping off the PCP bandwagon and giving their head a shake.
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
ianreeves said:
So I have a Golf R....
On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
Aha...you've got one of them new fangled automatical things with just the two pedals?On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
I've an old skool manual & I just love it! Just returned from a 2,600 mile euro road trip & it was the mutts nuts.
DoubleD said:
iphonedyou said:
DoubleD said:
The option of buying a car was offered as an alternative choice. Your childish comments are not relevant.
Whatever you say.
What did you think his response was going to be? "What, you can buy older cars for cash? Thanks for letting me know as hadn't realised"
SWoll said:
DoubleD said:
iphonedyou said:
DoubleD said:
The option of buying a car was offered as an alternative choice. Your childish comments are not relevant.
Whatever you say.What did you think his response was going to be? "What, you can buy older cars for cash? Thanks for letting me know as hadn't realised"
cerb4.5lee said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
ianreeves said:
So I have a Golf R....
On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
Aha...you've got one of them new fangled automatical things with just the two pedals?On one hand I should feel lucky, it's a performance car. Fast, good build quality, has lots of equipment.
Yet after a bit, I've just fallen out of love with it. Driving wise it's very bland. Doesn't ask you to do much just point and feed it pertol, it just lacks soul.
On the motorway you either doing ****mph with ease or getting annoyed at the constant 6-7 shifting, ending just locking it in gear.
In town the DSH just isn't great at starting either it's snappy and rips your head off or in the different modes feels very laggy.
Maybe it's just me and I just don't love it anymore
I've an old skool manual & I just love it! Just returned from a 2,600 mile euro road trip & it was the mutts nuts.
a) inadequate torque
and/or
b) over-sized rolling circumference on tyres.
doog442 said:
I'm old school.
Its great this kid has got on the housing ladder after two years of trying but buying new metal on £360 a month or whatever...madness. I really hope Big bro didn't encourage it.
Trust me after seven months or so there will be a few niggling doubts creeping as to why he will never actually own said motor and where that money could go instead. Saving up for the next house, pension contributions ?. I guess there's a reason I retired last 40's having paid the mortgage off and 3 kids through Uni....did I deserve a new car at any stage of that process? Of course not but still had plenty of car fun in the process hence the £8K option really shouldn't be balked at.
There are fully fledged professional people on very decent salaries, in big houses on BMW / Audi /Merc and Lexus forums who actively dissect the ins and outs of paying that sort of money for cars. Many are dropping off the PCP bandwagon and giving their head a shake.
Great.Its great this kid has got on the housing ladder after two years of trying but buying new metal on £360 a month or whatever...madness. I really hope Big bro didn't encourage it.
Trust me after seven months or so there will be a few niggling doubts creeping as to why he will never actually own said motor and where that money could go instead. Saving up for the next house, pension contributions ?. I guess there's a reason I retired last 40's having paid the mortgage off and 3 kids through Uni....did I deserve a new car at any stage of that process? Of course not but still had plenty of car fun in the process hence the £8K option really shouldn't be balked at.
There are fully fledged professional people on very decent salaries, in big houses on BMW / Audi /Merc and Lexus forums who actively dissect the ins and outs of paying that sort of money for cars. Many are dropping off the PCP bandwagon and giving their head a shake.
Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff